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97493

ZIP 97493 is Westlake, Oregon, mostly in Lane County; area code 541; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lane +1 more
Population
491
Coordinates
43.9046, -124.0234
☼ Live from 97493 — Westlake, OR

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Where 97493 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 97493
  • 🔢 Type 97493 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGhLG — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 97,493 = 11 × 8863. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110011010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 97492 (Westfir, OR, 75 mi away) and 97494 (Wilbur, OR, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 97493 becomes 39479 — and that is a real ZIP code: Seminary, MS, 2,053 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34979, 34997, 39479, 47993, 49739, 49793, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34997 in Stuart, FL, 2,684 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 98%.
  • 🎯1,333 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 97493 and you would come out at 43.90°S, 55.98°E — 772 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 52.0 square miles of land, 97493 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population491This ZIP491
Households215This ZIP215
Housing units246This ZIP246
Median age61.6This ZIP61.6Oregon40.4US 38.9
Median household income$51,116This ZIP$51,116Oregon$83,011US $80,734
Median home value$491,900This ZIP$491,900Oregon$477,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density9.4 / sq miThis ZIP9.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees82This ZIP82
Annual payroll$4,140,000This ZIP$4,140,000
Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$16,167,000This ZIP$16,167,000

Land area

Land area52.01 sq miThis ZIP52.01 sq mi
Water area3.50 sq miThis ZIP3.50 sq mi

Counties 97493 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lane County 91.7%
Douglas County 8.3%

Other place names in 97493

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 97493

ZIPCityDistance
97453 Mapleton, OR 10.1 mi
97439 Florence, OR 11.7 mi
97441 Gardiner, OR 12.7 mi
97467 Reedsport, OR 12.8 mi
97473 Scottsburg, OR 15.5 mi
97480 Swisshome, OR 18.1 mi
97490 Walton, OR 22.0 mi
97430 Deadwood, OR 23.2 mi
97449 Lakeside, OR 23.6 mi
97498 Yachats, OR 25.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 97493?

97493 is in Westlake, Oregon, in Lane County, part of the Eugene-Springfield, OR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.9046, -124.0234.

What county is 97493 in?

97493 spans 2 counties: Lane County and Douglas County. Most of it falls in Lane County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 97493?

Westlake uses area code 541, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 97493 in?

97493 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 97493?

About 491 people live in ZIP code 97493, in 215 households, at 9.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 97493?

$51,116 a year, against $83,011 across Oregon.

What ZIP codes are near 97493?

The closest are 97453 (10.1 mi), 97439 (11.7 mi), 97441 (12.7 mi), 97467 (12.8 mi) and 97473 (15.5 mi).

Is 97493 a PO Box ZIP code?

97493 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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